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Was one of the original players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, N.Y. in 1936.  

Born in Factoryville, Mr. Mathewson enrolled at Keystone Academy in 1895.  While at the Academy, he played a variety of positions, including second base and pitcher, and served as captain of the baseball team. 

In 1898, Mr. Mathewson graduated from Keystone Academy and continued his education and baseball career at Bucknell University.  Mr. Mathewson then rose to fame as a right-hand pitcher for the New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds.

  He is perhaps most famous for all three Giants wins in the 1905 World Series.  The man known as "Big 6" remains a legend in both the history of Keystone College and the baseball world.